The Roller Rink
Roller Rink is a Utah climbing crag with 5 sport routes spanning 5 difficulty grades.
- 5 routes
- 5.8- – 5.10c
- Sport
Best time to visit The Roller Rink
Best months: April–June and August–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
42° / 22°
6 wet
Feb
45° / 24°
6 wet
Mar
54° / 30°
6 wet
Apr
60° / 35°
6 wet
May
70° / 44°
5 wet
Jun
82° / 54°
3 wet
Jul
87° / 62°
6 wet
Aug
85° / 60°
6 wet
Sep
77° / 52°
4 wet
Oct
65° / 39°
5 wet
Nov
52° / 29°
5 wet
Dec
41° / 21°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cedar City, UT, 17.6 mi away at 6,090 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Roller Rink is a sport climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land within the Cedar City Field Office in Utah, about 17 miles from Cedar City. It sits right next to Shinobe, which is just 0.1 mile away, and the Parowan Gap Wall is about half a mile off, so the two areas are easy to pair on a single visit. The climbing here is all sport, with five routes ranging from 5.8- to 5.10c. The easiest is Coyote Waits at 5.8-, and the hardest is Peach Cobble-r at 5.10c. Obie Wan Shinobe and The Stoning sit in the 5.10a to 5.10b range. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the Cedar City weather station, about 17 miles away, show May highs near 70°F and September highs near 77°F, with lows in the 40s. July is the warmest month, with highs around 87°F. Nearby, the Valentine Peak Trail and Megawatt Trail are both about 8 to 9 miles away, and the Mitchell Arch Trail is about 9.5 miles off.
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